Joshua

Maker Unknown, British

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1904

Mediumphotograph mounted on paper

Dimensions6 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (17.1 x 6.8 cm.) mount: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21 cm.)

DescriptionJoshua, wearing helmet and armor, stands holding spear in right hand, the blade is broken off and appears to the upper right of the shaft. Joshua holds shield with his left hand, grass and flowers beneath his feet.

Inscribedverso upper left in graphite: "12 gives 6" adhesive tape holding top and bottom of photograph to paper mount recto in graphite: grid of 3/4 inch squares superimposed over entire photograph and extending onto the paper mount. Grid is numbered "1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8" vertically to the left of the photograph. verso lower left in graphite: large circle with hash marks around perimeter

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2863